Internship Blog #8 At the End

This is my last blog for this internship, as now the semester is coming to a close. I cannot believe that so much has happened in the last semester, it has truly been an incredible experience. Working with Cressen Books LLC has been the internship of a lifetime!

The marketing and growing of a small business, manuscript editing, (especially those editing tricks in Microsoft Word), and the understanding of the importance of good constructive criticism have become such essential assets to my skill set.  Every meeting that I met with my supervisors had allowed me to experience much personal growth. I can honestly say that I am not the same person I was eight months ago.  It has been a most challenging semester for me and there have been many personal obstacles that I have had to confront. I really have had to take a look at my past work experiences and examine what kind of person I am going to be in the workforce. I have had to reevaluate my worth, and what I can bring to an employer, which has proven to be difficult, but also something very important. I thank you both for the encouragement that helped me overcome many of the challenges I faced.

I know that as this internship ends, it is only the beginning of my new author relationship with Cressen Books LLC. I can now say after this semester that I am a published author, which means more to me than I ever knew. Working on this novel has really given me a better appreciation of what authors go through when writing and trying to get a novel published. I look forward to many more times of working with them and watching their  business reach its potential.

 Not many people can say that their internship was life changing, but I certainly can. I cannot truly express the immense gratitude that I have toward them and to the internship program at Shepherd.